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Ukulilela IThire
1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngeThire, 3 uthi kuyo iThire esesangweni lasolwandle, yona engumthengiseli wabantu abanengi abangasolwandle, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
Wena Thire uthi,
“Ngiphelele ngobuhle.”
4 Umbuso wakho wawuphakathi kolwandle;
abakhi bakho baphelelisa ubuhle bakho.
5 Wonke amapulanka akho
bawenza ngezihlahla zejanipha ezivela eSeniri;
bathatha umsedari eLebhanoni
ukuba bakwenzele insika.
6 Ngemi-okhi eyavela eBhashani
bakwenzela amaphini okugwedla izikepe;
ngezigodo zomsipresi ezavela ngasolwandle lwaseKhithimi
benza indawo yokuhamba kuyo, yendlalwe impondo zendlovu.
7 Iseyili lakho kwakuyilineni elihle elicecisiweyo elavela eGibhithe,
elaba yilona phawu lwakho;
amaseyili akho okusitha ilanga ayengawokuluhlaza lokuyibubende
okwavela ngasolwandle lwase-Elisha.
8 Amadoda aseSidoni le-Avadi ayengabagwedli bakho;
izazi zakho, wena Thire,
zazisemkhunjini njengabatshayeli bomkhumbi.
9 Izingcwethi ezindala zaseGebhali zaziphakathi komkhumbi
njengabalungisi bemikhumbi ukuba bagcike imiphetho yakho.
Yonke imikhumbi yasolwandle labatshayeli bayo
yeza ikanye lawe ukuzathenga impahla zakho.
10 Amadoda asePhezhiya, leLudi kanye lePhuthi
asebenza njengamabutho ebuthweni lakho.
Alengisa amahawu awo lezingowane emidulini yakho,
akulethela ubuhle obukhulu.
11 Amadoda ase-Avadi kanye leHelekhi
abakhona emidulini yakho ezinhlangothini zonke;
amadoda aseGamadi
ayesemiphotshongweni yakho.
Aphanyeka amahawu awo inxa zonke zemiduli yakho;
aphelelisa ubuhle bakho.
12 IThashishi yathengiselana lawe ngenxa yenotho yezimpahla zakho ezinengi; impahla yakho ethengiswayo bayithenga ngesiliva, insimbi, ithusi kanye lomnuso.
13 IJavani, leThubhali kanye leMesheki athengiselana lawe, athenga impahla zakho ngezigqili langezinto ezenziwe ngethusi.
14 Abantu baseBhethi Thogarima bathenga impahla zakho ngamabhiza omsebenzi, amabhiza empi kanye lezimbongolo.
15 Abantu baseRodesi bathengiselana lawe, njalo amazwe amanengi angasolwandle athenga kuwe, akubhadala ngempondo zendlovu langesihlahla esithiwa yi-ebhoni.
16 I-Aramu yathengiselana lawe ngenxa yezimpahla zakho ezinengi, impahla zakho ezithengiswayo bazithenga ngamatshe aligugu aluhlaza, amalembu alubende, umsebenzi ocecisiweyo, ilineni elihle, ikhorali langelitshe eliligugu elibomvu.
17 UJuda lo-Israyeli bathengiselana lawe; impahla zakho ezithengiswayo bazithenga ngengqoloyi eyavela eMinithi langokumnandi, uluju, amafutha kanye lenhlaka.
18 Ngenxa yezimpahla zakho ezinengi kanye lenotho enkulu yempahla, iDamaseko yathengiselana lawe ngewayini elivela eHelibhoni langewulu evela eZahari.
19 AbakoDani lamaGrikhi avela e-Uzali athenga impahla zakho; azithenga ngensimbi ekhandiweyo, langekhasiya kanye lekhalamusi.
20 IDedani yathengiselana lawe ngezingubo zezihlalo.
21 I-Arabhiya lazozonke izikhulu zaseKhedari babethenga kuwe; bathengiselana lawe ngezimvu, inqama kanye lembuzi.
22 Abathengi baseShebha labaseRahama bathengiselana lawe; impahla zakho bazithenga ngezinhlobo zonke ezinhle zeziyoliso langamatshe aligugu kanye legolide.
23 IHarani, leKhane le-Edeni kanye labathengi baseShebha, le-Asiriya kanye leKhilimadi bathengiselana lawe. 24 Endaweni yakho yokuthengiselana, bakuthengisela izembatho ezinhle, amalembu aluhlaza, imisebenzi ececisiweyo kanye lamajali alemibala eminengi lezintshaka eziphothiweyo njalo zilamafindo abotshwe aqina.
25 Imikhumbi yaseThashishi
isebenza ukuthwala impahla zakho.
Ugcwele impahla ezinzima
enzikini yolwandle.
26 Abagwedli bakho
bakusa elwandle olukhulu.
Kodwa umoya wasempumalanga uzakwephula ube
yiziqayiqa enzikini yolwandle.
27 Inotho yakho, okuthengiswayo kanye lempahla,
abatshayeli bakho, labaqondisi kanye labalungisi bemikhumbi,
abathengisi bakho lawo wonke amabutho akho,
labanye bonke abaphakathi komkhumbi
bazatshona enzikini yolwandle
ngosuku lokonakala komkhumbi.
28 Amazwe angaselwandle azanyikinyeka
lapho abahambisa umkhumbi bakho sebehlaba umkhosi.
29 Bonke abaphethe amaphini okugwedla
bazayitshiya imikhumbi yabo;
abatshayeli bayo kanye labaqondisi bayo bonke
bazakuma ekhunjini.
30 Bazaphakamisa amazwi abo
bakhale kabuhlungu ngawe;
bazathela uthuli emakhanda abo
bagiqike emlotheni.
31 Bazaphuca amakhanda abo ngenxa yakho
njalo bazagqoka amasaka.
Bazaqhinqa isililo ngawe
ngesililo esibuhlungu.
32 Lapho bekukhalela bekulilela
bazaqhinqa isililo ngawe bathi,
“Ngubani owake wathuliswa njengeThire,
elizungezwe lulwandle na?”
33 Ekuphumeni kwempahla yakho elwandle
wasuthisa izizwe ezinengi;
ngenotho yakho enengi langempahla yakho
wanothisa amakhosi omhlaba.
34 Khathesi usuphahlazwe lulwandle
ezinzikini zamanzi:
impahla yakho lenhlanganiso yakho yonke
kuzatshona phansi kanye lawe.
35 Bonke abahlala emazweni angasolwandle
balokwesaba ngawe;
amakhosi abo ayathuthumela ngokwesaba
lobuso bawo bunyukubaliswe luvalo.
36 Abathengi phakathi kwezizwe bayakuncifela;
usufike ekucineni okwesabekayo,
njalo kawuyikuba khona futhi.’ ”